First, thanks in advance if you take the time to read my ranting. I hope I don't scare anyone away before I can get the help I desperately need. My mother has...
I've added some links to our group that you might find helpful. I know some of the others who have dealt with parents with this will answer soon. Marg ...
Hi, I'm not sure how I can help but I can tell you my story. My dad became ill after returning from a holiday in Greece.He was 55 then. I thought he had food...
Hi Marg, I have to thank you. You have found an article about WK that has turned on a light bulb in my head. The first link you show below puts into words a...
Hello, My dad also has wks, and he was severe, and has stopped vodka and now only drinks his beer, while he cares for his parents, its almost like he is back....
Marg, How is Allen doing? I wanted to thank you for reposting the WKS facts sheets. My dad is up for another interdisciplinary care plan meeting this Thursday....
I am so sorry to hear of your situation. I'm also sorry it has taken me so long to respond to your note. By now you have probly already heard from her doctors...
I am sorry to hear of your stories, My dad is 60 long long story, he takes vitamins and believe it or not Flintstones vitamins are recommend3d for WKS, he was...
Hi Your mother sounds to be in a similar situation to my brother in Oct 2002 when he was 48. He was extremely ill and unrecognisable. I was warned that he...
Hi Your mother sounds to be in a similar situation to my brother in Oct 2002 when he was 48. He was extremely ill and unrecognisable. I was warned that he...
After almost a year of being stable (as stable can be for a WKS patient in a nursing home)my dad has all of the sudden slipped into a deeply confused state. He...
Hi Carrie, Any infection can be enough to send someone into a confused state for a few days but a week does sound strange. My dad had a UTI and that made him...
Kaye, The doctor had suspected hypercalcemia but physically my dad seems fine. No muscle pain. He's up wandering around a lot. This is unusual for him. He...
Hi, I took my dad for his check up with his consultant last week and told him about the social workers plan to reapply for my dads driving license. At least...
Kaye, Myself as well as others on this board could tell you what will happen if your dad continues to drink and how fast he will deteriorate. From the time my...
Hi Kaye, I don't post here very often but I am always lurking. I'm sorry, but I don't have any advice for you either...I just figured I would pipe in that I...
Thanks Dave and Carrie for the posts It's just so damn frustrating that he went to a Nursing Home and 'improved' so now lives on his own with support and that...
Dave, Tell me more about your dad's life in the nursing home? Does he get involved in activities? Socialize with anyone? Room with anyone? How long has he been...
Carrie, Thanks for the reply.He went from the hospital to the nursing home for 2 years and then moved into own place a yr a go. In all that time he has never...
Carrie, He has been in the nursing home for almost a year now. It is frustrating because he is on a floor that has a lot of non-social people (Alzhiemers,...
Dave, My dad is in a nursing home also. It will be two years on July 5th. This time it's for keeps. My dad went the same route as yours. First the locked...
Carrie, I am so sorry to hear this. I keep reading the pots when Ican, and i know someday my dad will be there too. he stopped Vodka now that he is needed and...
Carrie, out of curiosity, is your dad on any kind of anti-depressants? Have the dosage levels of any of his meds been changed? I know there was a brief time...
Hi everyone, As I write this, it comes with a very heavy heart. Today I was told my dad is dying. He is in end stage dementia. Dr. Lowe said unless he has a ...
I am so sorry to hear this, my heart goes out to you. How can anyone say how much longer a person has? No one knows? unless he is shutting down kidney failing...
He has begun shutting down. From what I understand he has deteriorated badly over the past two days. This is why hospice has been called in. They are calling...
Hi All, My husband is 53 years old, drinks between 15-30 beers per day, every day (15 is on a good day). He has alcoholic liver disease (diffuse fatty liver...
Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome is a manifestation of thiamine deficiency, or beri-beri. This is usually secondary to alcohol abuse. Korsakoff's Psychosis and...
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